The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at The Heights Treatment Center provides structured, full-day clinical care for individuals who need intensive therapeutic support without 24-hour inpatient hospitalization. PHP is appropriate for clients managing mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or co-occurring diagnoses who benefit from daily structure, psychiatric oversight, and consistent clinical engagement.

Our Houston PHP meets Monday through Friday and includes a combination of group therapy, individual therapy, family involvement, and psychiatric services. Clients typically live at home or in supportive housing while participating in treatment.

PHP serves as a stabilizing level of care within our continuum. Clients receive daily therapeutic support while maintaining connection to their real-world environment, allowing them to practice skills in real time while remaining closely supported by a multidisciplinary clinical team.

Many clients enter PHP as a step-down from inpatient or residential treatment, while others begin PHP following a comprehensive assessment that indicates the need for daily clinical structure without overnight care.

As stability improves, clients may transition into the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Houston, and then move into Outpatient Programing (or “Services”) for continued support. This stepped structure ensures that each client receives the right level of care at the right time while maintaining continuity with the same clinical team.

PHP typically includes up to 30 hours of treatment per week, combining evidence-based modalities and experiential therapies. Programming may include:

• Daily process and skills-based group therapy
• Individual therapy sessions and psychiatric care
• Family therapy, as clinically indicated
• Psychoeducation and experiential groups
• Ongoing medication management when appropriate

Each client’s schedule and treatment plan are individualized based on clinical needs, goals, and progress.

Partial Hospitalization Programs have been shown to reduce symptoms, improve functioning, and support long-term recovery for individuals with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and co-occurring diagnoses. PHP offers a clinically effective alternative to inpatient care and a critical step within a structured continuum.

At The Heights Treatment Center, PHP integrates evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and trauma-informed approaches alongside psychiatric care and structured group treatment.

The ASAM Criteria is the most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay, transfer, or discharge of patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions.

Using the ASAM Criteria in conjunction with our The Heights Treatment clinical staff’s professional judgment enables us to provide outcome-oriented, results-based care in our addiction treatment.

ASAM outlines various levels of care based on the outcome of the 6 ASAM dimensions assessment. These levels of care are on a scale ranging from 0.5 to 4, with 4 being the most intensive.

At The Heights Treatment, when the client has completed the goals on their IIP treatment plan and/or has stabilized in recovery to such an extent that they can complete the treatment process at a less restrictive level of care, such as our Outpatient Program, the client will transition to a lower LOC.

At The Heights Treatment, we strongly believe that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to treatment for mental health issues, substance use disorders, or co-occurring diagnoses. 

Every client who undergoes treatment at The Heights Treatment first completes a pre-assessment. Based on this assessment, the Clinical Director and Treatment Team determine the appropriate Level of Care for the client. 

Once the appropriate level of care is determined, the care each client receives is individualized based on:

• The results of the client’s multidimensional biopsychosocial assessment based on ASAM Criteria
• The client’s perceived needs
• The determination of the multidisciplinary treatment team

When the client has completed the goals on their treatment plan and/or has stabilized in recovery to such an extent that they can complete the treatment process at a less restrictive level of care, the client will transition to a lower LOC.